Bits: Tesco / Hasbro toy offer, win a share of 1 million Avios with LOVEtheatre
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Earn 1,920 Avios with £40 of Hasbro toy spending
Tesco Direct is running a VERY good promotion this weekend in association with toy company Hasbro.
If you spend £40 on any of the products on this list, you will receive 800 bonus Clubcard points. This is worth 1,920 Avios or 2,000 Virgin Flying Club miles.
With Christmas just around the corner now, you can tick off a few presents on your list whilst also earning a nice pile of miles too!
You can find out more in this Shopper Points article.
The offer closes at midnight on Sunday. You can check out the toys included here.
1 million Avios give-away with LOVEtheatre
Avios partner LOVEtheatre is running a great competition until the end of this year.
Every booking made by 21st December will be entered into a prize draw of a share of 1 million Avios points.
There are 30 prizes in total:
- 1 x prize of 200,000 Avios
- 3 x prizes of 100,000 Avios
- 6 x prizes of 50,000 Avios
- 20 x prizes of 10,000 Avios
You can find out more about this competition and book tickets on this page of the LOVEtheatre website.
AND
To celebrate Chinese Singles’ Day (yes that’s a thing) you can save up to 57% if you book your tickets today.
Tickets for The Woman in Black for example are £29.50 instead of £55.60 and tickets for Stomp are £22.50 instead of £67.30. All Chinese Singles’ Day deals can be found on this page. You do not need to be Chinese, or single, to take advantage.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (August 2022)
As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!
In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.
You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:
Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard
25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher for spending £10,000 Read our full review
Barclaycard Avios Mastercard
5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher for spending £20,000 Read our full review
There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:
British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable card perk – the 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review
British Airways American Express
5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £12,000 Read our full review
You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points.
EDIT: Until 25th October 2022, there is an exceptionally generous sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card. You will receive 60,000 Membership Rewards points – double the usual amount – and £200 to spend at Amex Travel. You need to spend £6,000 within six months to earn the bonus.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express
60,000 points, £200 travel credit and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Run your own business?
We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,000 Avios.
Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
10,500 points bonus – the most generous Avios Visa for a limited company Read our full review
You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.
British Airways Accelerating Business American Express
30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review
There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.
American Express Business Platinum
40,000 points sign-up bonus and a long list of travel benefits Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review
Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.
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